Once I built a railroad... Made it run
Made it race against time
Once I built a railroad... Now it's done
Brother, can you spare a dime
Once I built a tower... To the sun
Bricks... Rivet... And lime
Once I built a tower... Now it's done
Brother, can you spare a dime
Once in cocky suits
Gee, we looked swell
Full of that Yankee Doodle-dom
Half a million boots.. They went
Slogging through Hell
And I.. I was a kid with a drum
Say, don't you remember..
They called me Al
It was Al all the time
Say, don't you remember
I'm your pal
Buddy, can you spare a dime.....